American rapper Kanye West has announced the postponement of an upcoming concert in Marseille, France until further notice.
This comes a week after the summer's Wireless Festival—where West was scheduled to headline—was canceled following the UK government's decision to block him from entering the country.
French media reports suggest that Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was looking to ban the June 11 gig, with an unnamed source indicating that the minister was highly determined to prevent the event.
West has faced backlash in recent years due to a series of antisemitic, racist, and pro-Nazi comments.
In a statement early Wednesday on X, West, now known as Ye, said, After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice. In a follow-up remark, he added, I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends. I take full responsibility for what's mine but I don't want to put my fans in the middle of it. My fans are everything to me. Looking forward to the next shows.
West was originally scheduled to perform at Wireless in London and in Marseille as part of his European tour this summer.
Despite the concert's postponement, his official website still lists performances in several other European nations throughout May, June, and July, including Turkey, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. He is also scheduled to appear in New Delhi, India, in late May.
Reports indicated that Bart van den Brink, the Dutch asylum and migration minister, stated there were no plans to bar West from performing in the Netherlands.
In France, Minister Nunez was exploring all possibilities to prohibit West from performing, though specifics were not provided.
Last week, it was noted that West had applied to travel to the UK via an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) after the cancellation of his performance there. The UK government stated that their decision was based on the premise that West's presence would not be conducive to the public good.
In 2022, West posted on social media that he would go death con 3 On Jewish people. Later that year, he appeared on a podcast hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, claiming, I see good things about Hitler. In 2025, he released a song titled Heil Hitler and sold T-shirts featuring swastikas.
Despite the controversies, West's efforts to return to the public eye include a lengthy apology published in the Wall Street Journal in January. He stated, I am not a Nazi or an antisemite, emphasizing his love for Jewish people and attributing his erratic behavior to his bipolar disorder.
